Bar oil vs canola oil

Can you mix bar oil and canola to ensure tackiness, and I don't mean poor taste.

 

TSC had winter weight bar oil. I bought some last year. They should still sell it.

 

Especially if under $10 a gallon

 

If I remember, it was around $8.

 

I've been using the tsc winter weight when it's below 15-20, seems to work fine... Cost is about $10 (white bottle) I also just picked up their black bottle regular weight on sale for around $8.

Next time I'm in walmart I'll try the Canola oil if the saw cuts faster it's a win-win. Cheap performance in a bottle

 

Since smokinj told me about Canola & Veggie Oil, I've never had any buildup from Canola Oil but Veggie Oil will leave a buildup.

 

Canola oil was originally developed as a lubricant for ships... They had big factories for the demand... When the demand went down they modified it so it could be used for human consumption... GMO'd.. It's a product of Canada thus the first three letters. After reading about it, it's better in the saw then in your body! It comes for a mustard plant.. Interesting video..

 

Funny, when I was at a service school one year in Milwaukee for Harley Davidson,, in the engine class the one instructor mentioned what a beautiful cylinder wall finish resulted from honing with vegetable oil... He said the down side was making sure all the oil was cleaned up or it would get rancid siting around in the work area.. I used the Canola oil as well for bar oil, works fine.... When I was trimming the power lines for line clearance, the hydraulic stick saws we ran in the bucket were lubricated right from the hydraulic oil the powered the saws.. Those chains worked well with that...

 

I have a cement mixer that has an oil cup that drips oil onto the gears - the owners manual said to use canola oil... Over a number of years sitting around exposed to moisture and humidity the canola oil will get rancid...


Anyone try mineral oil -- it supposedly won't build up or go rancid. Works great on butcher block.

ETA should have known better than to get involved in a oil thread. But how about a special blend of 2:1 canola and mineral oil, and maybe a touch of windshield washer fluid!

 

Don't know, give it a shot

 

I've run mineral oil works fine almost too thin even on a cold day here. I get a good bit twice year at work from flushing valves on transformers during sampling its non-PCB oil. Keeps it from going in the waste oil drum

 

Just mixed some up . (3oz of each ) Mixed readily ,now to see if it stays that way . I'm pretty certain it will , but tomorrow I'll know for certain .

EDIT ........
Just checked. It's been a bit over 2 hours and it's Crystal clear . Don't think that mixing it will be a problem . Found my new winter bar oil .

 

I was just out at about 10-15 degrees. Once the saw is warm, I'm sure the bar stays lubricated. I make a few cuts every 5 minutes and let it idle for a bit before switching off to do other things. As long as the saw stays warm, I think it's lubed properly.

 

Seems to me like regular weight oil would be kind of hard on your saws oil pump in the winter

 

+1
Same pump volume & speed

 

Cut all day yesterday. 10℉, w/c of -2℉. Cold winter weight Stihl poured and oiled great all day.

 

I have been known to use UTF or universal tractor transmission/hydro fluid in a pinch.